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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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