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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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