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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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