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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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