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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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