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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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