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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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