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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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