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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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