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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online education institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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