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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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