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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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