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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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