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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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