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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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