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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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