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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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