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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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