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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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