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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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