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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the key 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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