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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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