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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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