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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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