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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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