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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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