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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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