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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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