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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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