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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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