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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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