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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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