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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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