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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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