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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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