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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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