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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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