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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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