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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology enable students all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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