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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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