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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies 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 teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes 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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