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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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