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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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