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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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