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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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