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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important 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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