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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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