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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to understand these new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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