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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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