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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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