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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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