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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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