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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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