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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open education ventures. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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