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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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