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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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