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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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