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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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