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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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