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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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