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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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