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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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