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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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