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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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