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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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