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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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