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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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