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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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