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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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