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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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