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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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