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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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