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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach 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 assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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