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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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