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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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