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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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