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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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