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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp these open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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