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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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