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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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