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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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