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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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