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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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