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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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