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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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