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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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