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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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