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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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