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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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