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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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