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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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