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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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