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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education