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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always 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 distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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