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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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