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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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