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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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