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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting 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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