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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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