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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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