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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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