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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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