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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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