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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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