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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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