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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What 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 optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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