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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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