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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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