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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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