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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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