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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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