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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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