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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education