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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. People want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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