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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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