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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key 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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