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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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