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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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