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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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