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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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