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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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