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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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