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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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