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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What 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 handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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