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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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