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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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