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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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