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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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