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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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