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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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