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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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