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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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