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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also describes the major 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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