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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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