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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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