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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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