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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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