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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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