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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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