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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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