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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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