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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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