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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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