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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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