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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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