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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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