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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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