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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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