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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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