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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning enable students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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