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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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