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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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