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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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