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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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