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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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