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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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