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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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