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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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