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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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