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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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