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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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