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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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