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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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