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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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