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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with 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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