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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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