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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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