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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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