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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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