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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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