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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational ventures. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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