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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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