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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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