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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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