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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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