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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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