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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education have empowered students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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