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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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