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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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