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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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