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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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