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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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