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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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