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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning enable humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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