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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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