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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open 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 original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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