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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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