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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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