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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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