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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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