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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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