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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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