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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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