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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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