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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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