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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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