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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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