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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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