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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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