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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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