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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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