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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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