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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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