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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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