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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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