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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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