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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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