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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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