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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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