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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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