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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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