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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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