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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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