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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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