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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates 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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