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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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