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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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