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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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