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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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