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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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