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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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