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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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