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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models 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 we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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