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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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