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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology enable learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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