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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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