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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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