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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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