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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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