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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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