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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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