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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the 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 key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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