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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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