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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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