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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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