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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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