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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these open education undertakings. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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