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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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