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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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