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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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