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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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