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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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