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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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