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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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