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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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