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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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