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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details 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 book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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