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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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