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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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