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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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