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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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