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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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