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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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