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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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