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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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