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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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