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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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