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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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