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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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