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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the stimulating 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 new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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