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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for students 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 e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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