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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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