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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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