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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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