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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about 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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