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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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