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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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