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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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