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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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