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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning enable students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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