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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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