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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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