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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important 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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