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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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