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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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