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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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