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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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