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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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