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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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