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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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