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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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