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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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