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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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