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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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