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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology enable humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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