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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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