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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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