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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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