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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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