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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with 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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