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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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