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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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