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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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