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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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