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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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