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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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