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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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