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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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