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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different 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 deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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