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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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