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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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