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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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