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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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