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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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