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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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