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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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