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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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