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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand these open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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