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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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