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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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