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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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