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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education enable humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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