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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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