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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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