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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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