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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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