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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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