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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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