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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What 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 optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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