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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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