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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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