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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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