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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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