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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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