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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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