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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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