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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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