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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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