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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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