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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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