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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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