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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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