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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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