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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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