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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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