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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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