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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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