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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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