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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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