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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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