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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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