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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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