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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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