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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses 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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