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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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