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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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