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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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