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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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