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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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