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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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