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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive these new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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