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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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