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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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