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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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