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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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