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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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