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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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