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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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