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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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