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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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