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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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