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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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