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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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