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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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