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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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