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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines 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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