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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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