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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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