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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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