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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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