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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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