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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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