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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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