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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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