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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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