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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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