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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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