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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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