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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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