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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have enabled students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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