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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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