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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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