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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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