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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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