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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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