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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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