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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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