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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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