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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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