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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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