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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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