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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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