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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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