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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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