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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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