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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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