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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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