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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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