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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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