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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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