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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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