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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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