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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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