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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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