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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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