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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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