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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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