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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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