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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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