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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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