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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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