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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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