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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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