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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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