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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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