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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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