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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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