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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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