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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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