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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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