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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning enable students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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