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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand these new open education endeavours. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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