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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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