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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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