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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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