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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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