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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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