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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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