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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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