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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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