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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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