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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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