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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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