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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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