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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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