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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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