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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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