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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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