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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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