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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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