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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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