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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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