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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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