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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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