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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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