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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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