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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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