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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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