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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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