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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources