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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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