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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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