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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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