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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers 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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