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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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