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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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