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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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