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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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