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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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