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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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