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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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