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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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