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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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