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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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