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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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