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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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