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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education