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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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