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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning enable learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the major 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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