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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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