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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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