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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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