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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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