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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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