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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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