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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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