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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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