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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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