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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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