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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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