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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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