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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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