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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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