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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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