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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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