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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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