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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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