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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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