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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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