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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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