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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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