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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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