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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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