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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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