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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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