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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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