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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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