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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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