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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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