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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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