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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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