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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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