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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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