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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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