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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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