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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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