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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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