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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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