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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning enable students all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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