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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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