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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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