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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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